What is the Pokémon GO Weight Loss Calculator?
Pokémon GO turns walking into a game — you hatch eggs, find Pokémon, and rack up kilometres almost without noticing. This calculator translates those kilometres into something tangible: the calories you burn and the body fat you could lose. It uses the standard MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) method, the same approach exercise scientists use to estimate energy expenditure for any activity.
How to Use It
Enter your body weight in kilograms, the distance you walked in kilometres (Pokémon GO conveniently tracks this for you), your average walking speed in km/h, and the MET value of the activity. A normal walking pace is about 3.5 METs; a brisk walk is closer to 4.3, and a slow stroll around 2.8. Click calculate to see calories burned, estimated fat loss, and total walking time.
The Formula Explained
The core equation is $$\text{Calories} = \text{MET} \times \text{weight (kg)} \times \text{time (hours)}$$. Time is derived from distance divided by speed. The result is then converted to fat loss using the well-known rule that one kilogram of body fat stores roughly 7,700 kilocalories, so $$\text{fat loss (kg)} = \frac{\text{calories}}{7700}$$.
Worked Example
Suppose you weigh 70 kg and walk 5 km at 5 km/h with a MET of 3.5. Walking time is \(5 \div 5 = 1\) hour. Calories burned \(= 3.5 \times 70 \times 1 = 245\) kcal. Fat loss \(= 245 \div 7700 \approx 0.0318\) kg, or about 31.8 grams. Walk that route daily for a month and that's nearly a kilogram of fat.
FAQ
Is the result exact? No — MET-based estimates are approximations. Individual metabolism, terrain, and fitness all affect real numbers.
What MET should I use? Use 3.5 for ordinary walking. Increase it for brisk walking or hilly terrain.
Why 7,700 calories per kg? Body fat stores about 7,700 kcal per kilogram, a widely used figure for estimating weight change from energy deficit.
